Adeline M. Conner Wins High Praise for Literary Work

Adeline M. Conner, Sacramento, recently received high honors in the national field of poetry when her poem, "Can Do," recently published in the American Poetry Magazine, the official organ of the American Literary Association, was awarded first prize. The poem has been published in several Pacific Coast magazines and was also broadcast over the radio through Station KPO of San Francisco.

Mrs. Conner has been requested to submit an original manuscript of the poem to hang on the walls of St. Stephen Church, Chicago, and she has also been informed that it will appear in the anthology, "Pink Verbenas."

It pleases us very much to know that Mrs. Conner's poem, "Can Do," which follows and which won for her such high literary praise, was first published in "The California Lumber Merchant."

"cAN DO"

Adelinc M. Conner

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Ah Hin was a Chink from over the sea, Round and browh as a Chink should be; Of English words he had far too few, But he always managed to say, "ian do."

Ah Hin was busy the whole day long Perhaps he belonged to the worker's tong; But whether his tasks were old or new, His invariable motto was, "can do."

We played and rested, he worked the while, Wearing a placid, inscrutable smile, And under skies that were dark or blue, He cheerfully gave us a bland, "can do."

If he were weary, no one could tell, Over his face no shadow fell, To his heathen heart our v/ays were new; But he tackled stfange jobs with a calm, "can do."

There was never a frown on his queer moon face I With quiet contentment he filled his place. The light in his oblique eyes shone true, And it deepened and glowed when he said, "can do."

Ah Hin was a heathen? May be so, But he taught me a lesson, this I know. And faith and courage I oft renew, As. I think of his eager and brave "can do."

/ McCormick Picnic

The fifth annual picnic of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company and the McCormick Steamship Company, held on Sunday, May 11, attracted an attendance this year of about 250.

The party embarked at 9 a.m. on the Crowley launch No. 18 for Paradise Cove, Marin County. Charles L. Wheeler, Jr., son of the general manager of the McCormick Steamship Company, was general chairman, and Jack Kelly was assistant chairman.

The annual baseball game between the lumber and steamship departments was won by the steamship department team.

Games, races, swimming and dancing made up the prog'ram, and there was keen competition in the various events. A happy day was concluded when the launch reached San Francisco at 6 p.m.